Code: Veronica
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Summary
A desperate search for her missing brother once again pits Claire Redfield against the terrifying bioweapons of the Umbrella Corporation。 Her quest leads her to a remote island where a mad genius has unleashed every grotesque creature at his disposal to stop her from interfering with his horrific agenda。Catapulted to the bottom of the world， Claire is at last reunited with the man she came to find。 Chris Redfield has been fighting a one-man war of his own against Umbrella's most terrifying creations。。。and is now on a collision course with the man who betrayed the S。T。A。R。S。 in Raccoon City。 A man who should， by all rights， be dead: Captain Albert Wesker。
Reviews
Joe Currie
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Im bored and I like all horror stuff， games books films it all good。 So good I wrote a poetic book review （ps， there's no actual mentions of key lime pie in the book， I just， I dunno， I'm lazy I guess） - Virus zombies， naughty Umbrella， old mansions， oppressive weather， both Redfields， random new guy， crackpot Ashford。。。 key lime pie。 Im bored and I like all horror stuff， games books films it all good。 So good I wrote a poetic book review （ps， there's no actual mentions of key lime pie in the book， I just， I dunno， I'm lazy I guess） - Virus zombies， naughty Umbrella， old mansions， oppressive weather， both Redfields， random new guy， crackpot Ashford。。。 key lime pie。 。。。more
Tracy
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Much to no one's surprise， Umbrella Corporation has yet another secret base full of bioorganic weapons that end up escaping and wreaking havoc。 Code Veronica is definitely one of the most campy games in the franchise - complete with one of the most irritating supporting characters to boot。 I admire the way Perry smoothed over some of the odder parts of the story to make a palatable novelization。 At one point， our returning heroine Claire Redfield muses that no one would believe such a ridiculous Much to no one's surprise， Umbrella Corporation has yet another secret base full of bioorganic weapons that end up escaping and wreaking havoc。 Code Veronica is definitely one of the most campy games in the franchise - complete with one of the most irritating supporting characters to boot。 I admire the way Perry smoothed over some of the odder parts of the story to make a palatable novelization。 At one point， our returning heroine Claire Redfield muses that no one would believe such a ridiculous story， and she would be correct。 This is Fast & Furious cars chasing each other from one skyscraper to the other yet ridiculous。 I found the writing a little harder to follow but to be fair I've only played through the game once so I'm not as familiar with it。 I feel fully prepared to watch the movie reboot with both fear and hope in my heart。 。。。more
Lisa
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Though I usually steer away from comparing adaptations in reviews， I assume that any potential audience has played the game or at least know the story， and I will therefore compare the book to the corresponding game。Of all Resident Evil novelizations I’ve read， this one is the most different from its corresponding game。 Several scenes are omitted or merged， which does neither story nor pacing any favors。 The Ashford residence， one of the truly iconic locations of not only code Veronica but in al Though I usually steer away from comparing adaptations in reviews， I assume that any potential audience has played the game or at least know the story， and I will therefore compare the book to the corresponding game。Of all Resident Evil novelizations I’ve read， this one is the most different from its corresponding game。 Several scenes are omitted or merged， which does neither story nor pacing any favors。 The Ashford residence， one of the truly iconic locations of not only code Veronica but in all of Resident Evil， was all but done in one chapter。 Much of the rich lore is sacrificed in favor of multiple POV’s， where， a tedious number of pages towards the end is spent on dwelling into Alexia’s twisted mind and， like often is the case for Perry’s RE novels， it soon became the same repetitive self-entitled crazy talk all the RE antagonists seem to employ but this time with added supernatural mind-reading。 。。。more
Mark Thomas
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Formulaic fun with a nice twist this time。 3。5/5
Edward White
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Resident Evil: Code Veronica， the novel， is a fast-paced mess of inconsistent tone and even poorer editing。 As the final book in the Perry Universe， Perry manages to turn one of the most interesting stories in the franchise's history into an utterly forgettable slog of boredom。 The book takes place immediately after the events of 'Underworld。' It is a mixture of the Dreamcast 'Code Veroncia' game and the re-release 'Code Veronica: X，' which added Wesker into the narrative。 Claire and friends att Resident Evil: Code Veronica， the novel， is a fast-paced mess of inconsistent tone and even poorer editing。 As the final book in the Perry Universe， Perry manages to turn one of the most interesting stories in the franchise's history into an utterly forgettable slog of boredom。 The book takes place immediately after the events of 'Underworld。' It is a mixture of the Dreamcast 'Code Veroncia' game and the re-release 'Code Veronica: X，' which added Wesker into the narrative。 Claire and friends attack the Umbrella Europe Headquarters only for her to be captured and placed on Rockfort Island。 Where another outbreak occurs， and she unravels even more truths about Umbrella。 Fans， readers， or readers of the past novels will quickly catch how jarring this book is with problematic consistencies。 For example， in 'Underworld，' the team fails to get the black book needed to destroy Umbrella once and for all。 But in this book， they have the book， which is revealed to be useless。 The biggest strength of Perry as a writer is her ability to write tone and characters' internal motivations。 However， throughout this book， whether by an insane editor or constant rewrites， the story changed。 RE: CV feels like two different writers wrote it。 The first quarter of the book takes its time to set up the world， characters， and motivations。 This is all changed to a fast-paced narrative that seems like it is in a hurry to get to the end。 Villains who arrive at the end of the book get little screen time to develop。 Action-sequences （such as the boss fights in the game） end after one page; characters are inconsistent （such as Wesker threaten to rape Claire）， and the story goes nowhere as Perry struggles to write what the whole point of any of this was。In the end， Code Veronica fails to capture what made this game great， the excellent storytelling， the wonderful characters， and the horror elements are lost for a book that does not know what it wants to be and is a fractured mess because of it。 Ultimately this book was such a disappointment that I would be hard-pressed to encourage anyone to read it。 。。。more
David Griffith
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It started off pretty good。 I love the characters and plot and the author did good， if not great on all the other novels sans some continuity fails between books， but since they were written when the games were released it couldn't be helped。 However， as this book goes on it gets quicker and cuts out more and more from the game along with environmental details and such。 After about halfway through it feels like she's speed running the game。 This one must have been written on a tight deadline bec It started off pretty good。 I love the characters and plot and the author did good， if not great on all the other novels sans some continuity fails between books， but since they were written when the games were released it couldn't be helped。 However， as this book goes on it gets quicker and cuts out more and more from the game along with environmental details and such。 After about halfway through it feels like she's speed running the game。 This one must have been written on a tight deadline because by the ending it shows painfully。 I'd still recommend reading this one because the beginning is enjoyable enough， and it gets the plot across even if it just feels like cliff notes by the end。 Worth reading mainly because it's the last in the series， but ended up being my least favorite over all。 。。。more
Munirah Mn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 5 stars because I enjoyed the hell out of this one！That doesn't mean this book was perfect。。。 I just find Code Veronica the best among the book series 😁I feel Perry's writing reads a lot better here， it flows really easily & makes it quite a page turner。 Some parts can sound a bit cheesy， no doubt it's because of the classic video game & its funny voice acting 😅THE BEST PART IS MOST DEFINITELY THE VILLAINS！ I am convinced I won't shut up about this。 The Ashford family is sooo twisted that I crav 5 stars because I enjoyed the hell out of this one！That doesn't mean this book was perfect。。。 I just find Code Veronica the best among the book series 😁I feel Perry's writing reads a lot better here， it flows really easily & makes it quite a page turner。 Some parts can sound a bit cheesy， no doubt it's because of the classic video game & its funny voice acting 😅THE BEST PART IS MOST DEFINITELY THE VILLAINS！ I am convinced I won't shut up about this。 The Ashford family is sooo twisted that I crave a spinoff just about them。。。 like I want to know about the family history， their lives before Umbrella。 I。 Just。 Need。 More。And Nosferatu aka Alexander Ashford， boyyy the character design is INSANELY GOOD！ It's tragic and all the more justifies my craving for an Ashford spinoff。Other reasons why I freaking love this:-The mystery buildup on who attacked Rockfort and why。 I loooovvvveeee a good mystery and how it unveils。 This style should've been in the first book imo。-Inner monologue really fits the villains this time （though I can't really say the same for Wesker haha）Nitpicks:-Leon and Ada shipper here so stop implying there's a thing with him and Claire！ 🤣-Steve saying he loved Claire。 Look， I know it's in the game but he met her on that same day ffs lol。-Kinda irks me that Alexia was defeated quite easily & in short amount of pages。 15 years in the chamber just wasted like that 💀 。。。more
Michael
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After reading arguably the best book of the series（#5， Nemesis）， this one severely disappointed。 I never played this game， so I do not have direct knowledge of the story， but it was horrible in this book。 There’s like two different books crammed into one， and you can feel that in author’s writing。 Real danger seemed few and far between， lot of filler danger to pass time， or at least that’s how it came off to me。 The timing of the story is a huge problem， people travel large distances in a short After reading arguably the best book of the series（#5， Nemesis）， this one severely disappointed。 I never played this game， so I do not have direct knowledge of the story， but it was horrible in this book。 There’s like two different books crammed into one， and you can feel that in author’s writing。 Real danger seemed few and far between， lot of filler danger to pass time， or at least that’s how it came off to me。 The timing of the story is a huge problem， people travel large distances in a short amount of time and people develop real close personal relationships in like the span of a couple hours。 There is too much coincidental good luck（aka plot armor）， which I know this series is known for， but this book went above and beyond with it。 I wish the author was allowed more freedom to deviate from the video game story， in order to deliver a somewhat believable and impactful ending。 Oh yea， this is the last book of the series and it leaves readers with the understanding that there’s still a lot for the characters to do， so why aren’t there more books then？ —-a positive to take away from this， is that the author did a good job keeping multiple character stories distinct from each other。 。。。more
Alex S
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Brilliantly written and largely faithful to the video game of the same name。 Would recommend for any fan of the series。
Chris The Lizard from Planet X
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I couldn't ask for a better survival/horror/thriller！ I found myself completely enveloped in the book from beginning to end。 And the heroine， Claire Redfield， is amiable， well-developed， believable and interesting to those of the opposite sex ;） For those who follow the Resident Evil series， whether in video games or by books， you will remember Claire Redfield from Resident Evil 2 or "City of the Dead。" The young， 19 year old， has gotten herself in even deeper than her first adventure in Raccoon I couldn't ask for a better survival/horror/thriller！ I found myself completely enveloped in the book from beginning to end。 And the heroine， Claire Redfield， is amiable， well-developed， believable and interesting to those of the opposite sex ;） For those who follow the Resident Evil series， whether in video games or by books， you will remember Claire Redfield from Resident Evil 2 or "City of the Dead。" The young， 19 year old， has gotten herself in even deeper than her first adventure in Raccoon City （"City of the Dead"） after she travels half way across the world to Paris in search of her brother， Chris Redfield， a missing S。T。A。R。S police member whose last known whereabouts were in France。 Claire finds herself at a dead end once she reaches Paris， only to find Chris is not there。 Instead， after infiltrating a head intelligence agency， Claire finds a gun to her head and herself in a VERY bad situation。 The girl is roughly apprehended and taken to an extremely secluded military base located in the middle of the ocean， Rockfort。 A mysterious facility in which secret experiments have been conducted to create dangerous creatures to be used in war， is filled with gruesome images of death and horror that make the gut cringe。 The things Claire sees would scar just about anyone for life， but will have the reader constantly turning the page。 Our heroine， Claire， is thrown deep into the middle， when， just with her arrival to Rockfort， a special forces team， attacks the island， destroying many of the buildings and causing a toxic spill， which infects the island inhabitants， turning them into the blood-craving undead。 But the undead are the least of the girl's problems as the master of Rockfort， Alfred Ashford， a descendant of the rich-blooded Ashford family， believes Claire is a threat to his family and to his beloved sister， Alexia。 He unleashes a hord of terror-envoking creatures to dispose of Claire in hopes to allow him time to unfold his master plan involving his mysterious and never-seen sister Alexia。 The book experiments with views of all the characters。 You dive deep into the mind of the often humurous and constantly calculating Claire Redfield， experience the pains of a fellow prisoner and friend Steve Burnside， and cringe with the thoughts of the sadistic Alfred Ashford。 Amazing fast paced action and red-herrings were around EVERY corner of this book that I found myself struggle to close it。 Your mind is constantly working to solve the puzzles and cope with the struggles of all the characters。 And for those who have been primarily connected to the video games， the books dive deeper into the characters themselves as you find out much more about Chris， Claire， Leon， Steve and maybe a little too much about the derranged brother and sister， Alred and Alexia Ashford。 This is truly one of the best science fiction novels I have read and I was truly sad when I had finished it， but I will not give away the new experimental creatures or the ending。 。。。more
Lea M
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It's just fun。 It's a fun novelization of my favorite Resident Evil game， and it does a good job honoring the original。 It's just fun。 It's a fun novelization of my favorite Resident Evil game， and it does a good job honoring the original。 。。。more
Alex Farron
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Great adaptation by S。D。 Perry。 Code Veronica is often forgotten amongst some m， but it's one of my favourite entries in the series of games， and now it is one of my favourites in the nook series too。 Great adaptation by S。D。 Perry。 Code Veronica is often forgotten amongst some m， but it's one of my favourite entries in the series of games， and now it is one of my favourites in the nook series too。 。。。more
Andrew
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I found this entertaining but I felt the 2nd half of the book was very rushed。
Tatiana
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Sin duda una de las mejores novelas de toda la saga。 Relata casi punto por punto lo que ocurre en el videojuego cambiando solo algunos detalles y obviando los puzzles menos importantes。 Me ha gustado que se cuente la perspectiva de todos y cada uno de los personajes （también ocurría en las anteriores entregas）。 He disfrutado mucho con esta lectura que es la última de las novelas escritas por S。 D。 Perry， y lo cierto esque es una pena que no continuara adaptando el resto de videojuegos en novelas Sin duda una de las mejores novelas de toda la saga。 Relata casi punto por punto lo que ocurre en el videojuego cambiando solo algunos detalles y obviando los puzzles menos importantes。 Me ha gustado que se cuente la perspectiva de todos y cada uno de los personajes （también ocurría en las anteriores entregas）。 He disfrutado mucho con esta lectura que es la última de las novelas escritas por S。 D。 Perry， y lo cierto esque es una pena que no continuara adaptando el resto de videojuegos en novelas porque creo que lo ha hecho francamente bien creando un complemento perfecto para todos los fans de Resident evil。 。。。more
Alexis TL Geiger
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Me gustó este libro， aunque me dejó con deseo de una continuación
José Carlos
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No esperaba que este libro quedaría abierto， ya que hace mucho que la saga "terminó"。 Por fin me tomé el tiempo de terminar estos libros， ¡que me encantaron！ Pero que en verdad no pueden leerse pensando en los juegos ni mucho menos en las películas， los libros fueron escritos tratando de ser lo más fiel posible a los juegos pero no son iguales。Igual se disfrutan un montón， sobretodo si te gustan los zombies。4 estrellas！ No esperaba que este libro quedaría abierto， ya que hace mucho que la saga "terminó"。 Por fin me tomé el tiempo de terminar estos libros， ¡que me encantaron！ Pero que en verdad no pueden leerse pensando en los juegos ni mucho menos en las películas， los libros fueron escritos tratando de ser lo más fiel posible a los juegos pero no son iguales。Igual se disfrutan un montón， sobretodo si te gustan los zombies。4 estrellas！ 。。。more
Lapin
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So bad its good。 Like a Jill sandwich。 Expect cringey lines to make the read go down easier。
Callum Woodward
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It’s a well written zombie book with likeable characters and motives。 The video game setting lends itself to some suspension of disbelief in moments （like the existence of zombies， for example） but I really like how Perry addresses the character’s thoughts and emotions in this book where in a video game you’d simply get a line of dialogue with no reason or thought behind it。 It lends itself to far more weight in book form。 You’ll get more from this if you’re familiar with the characters but you It’s a well written zombie book with likeable characters and motives。 The video game setting lends itself to some suspension of disbelief in moments （like the existence of zombies， for example） but I really like how Perry addresses the character’s thoughts and emotions in this book where in a video game you’d simply get a line of dialogue with no reason or thought behind it。 It lends itself to far more weight in book form。 You’ll get more from this if you’re familiar with the characters but you can still enjoy it if it’s you’re first step into the Resident Evil universe。 Perhaps more a 3 star if that’s you but you won’t know until you try it。 Also there’s a part on the plane mid way through the book that calls back to RE2 and I god damn loved it so no spoilers but hot damn that callback put a smile on my face。 。。。more
Karen
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Es mi juego favorito de toda la saga y creo que este libro es el más descuidado。 Tal vez sea porque saltearon cosas importantes pero no le hace justicia， aún así es un buen final de saga。
Kyli
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3。5
Freezard
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The beginning， where Claire is imprisoned on Rockfort Island and Steve Burnside is introduced， immediately got me hooked。 The story kept me excited as the Ashford family is explored further， with some mind twisting events that are a little confusing but also adds to the mystery。 More background about Umbrella and how they operate is also great。 As always， Perry does an excellent job of coloring Claire's personality and making her feel much more alive than in the games， so much that I wish she wa The beginning， where Claire is imprisoned on Rockfort Island and Steve Burnside is introduced， immediately got me hooked。 The story kept me excited as the Ashford family is explored further， with some mind twisting events that are a little confusing but also adds to the mystery。 More background about Umbrella and how they operate is also great。 As always， Perry does an excellent job of coloring Claire's personality and making her feel much more alive than in the games， so much that I wish she was working on the games as well。 。。。more
Jessica
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omg， i just don't have enough words to say how amazing was to read this book， i'm sure i have read already more than four times。 My favorite book from the series from my favorite game ever， oh how i miss those resident evil books。。。 omg， i just don't have enough words to say how amazing was to read this book， i'm sure i have read already more than four times。 My favorite book from the series from my favorite game ever， oh how i miss those resident evil books。。。 。。。more
Jessica
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Mediocre ending to a series that started well but went downhill at a breakneck speed。 It was kind of a shame because I really did enjoy the first book。 Trent might honestly be my most hated character ever in a book， so that's going to be what I remember the Resident Evil book series for。 Mediocre ending to a series that started well but went downhill at a breakneck speed。 It was kind of a shame because I really did enjoy the first book。 Trent might honestly be my most hated character ever in a book， so that's going to be what I remember the Resident Evil book series for。 。。。more
Felipe Guerrero
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No es tan interesante como los demás pero siendo el último libro de la saga es bueno。Me llama mucho la atención como siempre al final los tipos malos del los diferentes juegos de Resident Evil terminan transformándose en asquerosas criaturas viscosas。
Jed Thomson
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Loved it ， a real page turner。 Full of suspense ， horrifying BOW （bio organic weapon） creatures that only umbrella can create， great action from Claire and Chris。 10/10 ⭐️💀💀💀
Jeremy Blum
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Code Veronica probably has the nuttiest story of the classic Resident Evil games， complete with a cross-dressing bad guy， Wesker gaining Matrix powers， a Frankenstein-esque tortured father figure imprisoned beneath a base in Antarctica and weird themes of sibling incest scattered all over the place。 All of this stuff might make for an entertaining read， but it seems by this point that S。D。 Perry has kinda run outta steam， since this book is just as flat as her novelization of Resident Evil 3 was Code Veronica probably has the nuttiest story of the classic Resident Evil games， complete with a cross-dressing bad guy， Wesker gaining Matrix powers， a Frankenstein-esque tortured father figure imprisoned beneath a base in Antarctica and weird themes of sibling incest scattered all over the place。 All of this stuff might make for an entertaining read， but it seems by this point that S。D。 Perry has kinda run outta steam， since this book is just as flat as her novelization of Resident Evil 3 was。 In fact it seems like she rushed this one - certain scenes are told with little or no description at all， and Wesker literally returns for like ten pages only to disappear into nothingness， never to be seen from in this series again。 It's too bad that timeline-wise， this is also the final novel in Perry's series。 The one after this was a novelization of Resident Evil Zero， which means that all of the seeds that Perry has been planting in her little take on Resident Evil lore， like White Umbrella and mysterious benefactor Trent， were never fully realized。 Kind of a shame， especially for anyone reading this series who hasn't played the games。 （Then again， if you're not a fan of the RE games， I doubt you've made it this far。）Ah well。 These books started off with a nice spark that kinda died the longer things went on。 A shame。 。。。more
Gonzalo Morales
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Después de disfrutar de esta gran Saga， nos adentramos en el último capítulo hasta la fecha， con cierta tristeza después de haber disfrutado de grandes dosis de terror， aventura y conspiraciones con unos protagonistas que perduraran en el tiempo。Hay que destacar que esta novela no finaliza la gran trama iniciada por la corporación Umbrella， simplemente se nos presenta un capítulo más con una estructura muy similar a los libros anteriores。Volvemos a revivir una gran historia， con personajes muy m Después de disfrutar de esta gran Saga， nos adentramos en el último capítulo hasta la fecha， con cierta tristeza después de haber disfrutado de grandes dosis de terror， aventura y conspiraciones con unos protagonistas que perduraran en el tiempo。Hay que destacar que esta novela no finaliza la gran trama iniciada por la corporación Umbrella， simplemente se nos presenta un capítulo más con una estructura muy similar a los libros anteriores。Volvemos a revivir una gran historia， con personajes muy memorables， entre ellos algunos nuevos （los gemelos Ashford o Steve） y otros viejos conocidos （Cris o Wesker） para desembocar en otra nueva pesadilla con formas biológicas retorcidas y con la omnipresencia de los zombies。La única parte negativa es no saber como termina la historia de Trent， personaje misterioso y carismático que aparece en muchas de las novelas pero que finalmente queda relegado en la historia sin llegar a conocer el desenlace。。。。una pena。 。。。more
Sarah
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Well， this has definitely been the weakest of the books by far。 Pacing is a bit of a problem as the island section far outweighs the events taking place in Antarctica。 So much so that both Chris and Wesker are kind of shoehorned in last minute almost as if in afterthought。 Also was Wesker always uncomfortably aggressively rapey？ I don't recall that at all in the games。 To me he always came across as detached-almost asexual in that he only seemed interested in someone for their use in furthering Well， this has definitely been the weakest of the books by far。 Pacing is a bit of a problem as the island section far outweighs the events taking place in Antarctica。 So much so that both Chris and Wesker are kind of shoehorned in last minute almost as if in afterthought。 Also was Wesker always uncomfortably aggressively rapey？ I don't recall that at all in the games。 To me he always came across as detached-almost asexual in that he only seemed interested in someone for their use in furthering his own agenda。 I don't know if that is just my personal headcannon getting in the way， but this wasn't the only time he's portayed as such in S。D。 Perry's books- but I have to say that this is the most。。。 cringe worthy。The kinda sorta budding romance between Steve Burnside and Claire was also a bit awful as Steve feels woefully underaged here （despite being only slightly younger） in addition to the pretty consistent reminders of how close Claire and Leon were getting prior to the story- just made it feel as if we were edging into cheating territory。 On the flipside， I do have to applaud the authors ability to make Steve marginally less annoying than he was in the games。 Claire is awesome and i really enjoy how the twins were written， even if Alfred's dual personality got kind of confusing in parts。 Was it multiple personalities， his delusional imagination， or Alexia using her telepathic abilities？ It's a bit unclear and by that I mean not really addressed at all。 Something else that amused me was S。D。 Perry's continual shade throwing at the games many puzzles。 Oh there is a case able to move metal undetected？ That's cool， too bad I already shot the metal detectors with my gun- Which you know， also works。For the final book in the series this is a bit of a disappointment and the non-ending in particular feels more like a set up to a final battle， one we will never get to see。 The author could do and has done better-this is one book I probably won't be re-reading anytime soon。 。。。more
Kristin
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Eh。。。it was okay。
Leonardo Cruz
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MesmerizingCode Veronica is a faithful adaptation of the game， capturing the disturbing madness of the antagonists from its game counterpart and instilling terror and dread in its reader。 A worthy buy。
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